Registry · Understandable

3.1.1 — Language of Page

Level A Understandable

Operational summary

FOR EACH page, identify the predominant human language programmatically. Verify that the declaration matches the content, including localized routes.

This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.

Primary sources

• Normative text — W3C WCAG 2.2 Recommendation
• Understanding 3.1.1 — explanatory guidance

Registry record

Applicability and assessment start unset by design — no product has been evaluated. Instantiate the entry for an actual product, assign an owner and retain evidence.

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  "criterion_id": "3.1.1",
  "level": "A",
  "name": "Language of Page",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-3-1-1",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#language-of-page",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/language-of-page.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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